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Take a good, close look at this small sculpture - it's your first view of the interior of McLaren's forthcoming 'Hyper-GT', the three-seat BP23, rendered in miniature form.
The sculpture is called Speed Form and an example of it will be delivered to each of the 106 people who have put their names down for the BP23, but not only does it show off the interior layout of McLaren's fastest-ever car - it is said to be capable of more than 391km/h - it also gives a hint of the highly aerodynamic body design as well.
Speed Form is individually numbered and not available to buy for any amount of cash, so the 106 owners are guaranteed exclusivity. It measures 400mm x 205mm x 80mm and weights 3.6kg, and while it is initially machined using the latest five-axis CNC cutting technology, it is hand-assembled and finished - meaning each sculpture takes 100 hours to create, with 30 hours of expert hand-polishing alone.
McLaren says Speed Form 'provides an early hint of the luxury and imagination that extends under the skin of the vehicle to its icon-eclipsing interior', which features a three-seat layout with a central driving position, just like the legendary McLaren F1 of the 1990s.
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The entire allocation of the BP23, 106 being the same number of McLaren F1s sold, was allocated within weeks of the petrol-electric hybrid hypercar being announced. The yet-to-be-revealed production version will sit in the Ultimate Series and so will have a name, like the McLaren Senna, rather than an alphanumeric arrangement for the Sports Series and Super Series vehicles, such as the 570GT or 720S.